Reduce entitlements? Start with Congress

I agree with the politicians about reducing entitlements, but I’d rather start at a different place. I would start with Congress.

Take away all the perks they believe they are entitled to as members of Congress. No defined benefit pension plan, no medical above what any worker in America has, no earmarks, no more no-bid or cost-plus contracts for their corporate cronies, no franking, no free haircuts, no giving politically connected companies such as Goldman Sachs 100 cents on the dollar for AIG while taxpayers take a bath, no taxpayers paying for primaries, no special tax breaks for carried interest and no tax break for sending U.S. jobs offshore.

These are the tip of the iceberg. I could come up with at least 100 more if not a thousand where through congressional waste and dishonesty we probably lose a trillion dollars a year. After they fix this, then let’s look at Medicare and other costs.